Hand bag and method of ornamenting the same



May 25 1926.

'c. A. WHITING HAND BAG AND METHOD OF ORNAMENTING THE SAME Filed Dec. 18, 1925 R mm NH mm v min m 2.0.3.. H H'm 5 2.02 w l W I ATTORNEYS Patented May 25, 1926.

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CHARLES A. WHITING, OF FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNQR TO 'WHITING & DAVIS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

HAND BAG AND METHOD OF ORNAMENTING THE SAME.

Application filed December This invention relates to the manufac ture of metal fabric of the type commonly; used in the manufacture of articles of jewelry such as hand bags, and the invention is concerned particularly with the treatment of such metal fabric to give it an or-' namented appearanw.

Metal fabric of the character referred to is of two general kinds, ring mesh, in which the fabric is made up of a multiplicity of rings arranged in rows crosswise and length wise of the fabric, and each ring of the mesh being interlinked with four other rings, and the commonly known fish scale mesh which consists of rings and fiat plates, each of the plates being cruciform in shape and having its four ends interlinked with rings. With either kind of mesh, little opportunity has been afforded heretofore, for securing ornamental effects, except such as may be obtained in the process of manufacture as for instance making the mesh of links of different kinds of material or of links having different colors.

The present invention involves the provision of a method of ornamenting an article made of metal. fabric and a distinguishing feature of the invention is that the ornamental effect is secured by treating a portion of the metal fabric. In accordance with the method, articles such as hand bags may be made of metal fabric and the fabric may have a plain undecorated appearance or it may be made in such a way to present a design in the fabric as by the use of links of different kinds of material, and this fabric may be later ornamented by the placing or forming of a design directly upon the fabric. The design which is obtained by this treatment is rigid and firm and stands out in relief, and the design may also be finished with a coating of enamel or lacquer of any desired color or colors.

In carrying out the invention, metal fabric made according to any desired manner is used and the fabric may be of the commonly known chain mesh or the fish scale mesh. This fabric is then placed between male and female dies of any desired design and the fabric is struck by the dies. This causes the interlinked members of the fabric to become compressed, and stiffens that portion of the fabric which is struck, and causes the fabric to be raised to the shape 18, 1925. Serial No. 76,158.

of the dies, so that the design in the fabric is rigid and firm and stands out in relief. In some cases, and particularly in the ornam'enti-ng of chain mesh by this method, it may be desirable to stiffen that portion'of the fabric which is to be struck by the dies, by first applying solder to that portion, which givesan additional rigidity to the design which is struck. The raised design which is struck into the fabric may have enamel or lacquer applied thereto and may be finisied in any desired color or colors. This finishing may be accomplished by applying the enamel or lacquer after the design is struck or the enamel or lacquer may be applied to the metal fabric before the design is struck.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an article made of metal fabric and ornamented according to the method, and also illustrates the chain mesh and the fish scale mesh, but it will be understood that this is illustrative only and the inventio is not to be limited to the showing in the drawings but comprehends broadly the ornamentation of articles made of metal fabric.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a hand bag made of metal fabric and ornamented according to the method;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fish scale mesh, and V p Fig. 3 is a. sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken through a design which is struck into the fish scale mesh;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of chain mesh;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken through a design which is struck in the chain mesh.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing a portion of metal fabric to which solder was applied before the stamping opera tion. I 7

Referring to the drawings the article shown is a hand bag manufactured of metal fabric and having a design secured thereon according to the invention. The fish scale mesh is shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4t andthis mesh is composed of rings 5 arranged in rows crosswise and lengthwise and plates 6 cruciform in shape are arranged in rows crosswise and lengthwise of the fabric. Each of the plates 6 has its four ends 7 interlocked with the rings 5. In applying an ornamental design to the fish scale mesh the fabric is placed between dies and the dies are caused to strike the mesh. This striking of the mesh by the dies compresses the interlocking rings and plates as shown at 8 and causes a stiffening of the fabric and at the same time causesthe fabric to take the shape of the dies as shown at 9 and a design of a stiffened nature which stands out in relief is made in the fabric.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show the chain mesh which consists of a multiplicity of rings 15, the rings being arranged in rows and inter linked with each other. Chain mesh of this character can be ornamented by my method in the same way that the fish scale mesh is ornamented in that the fabric is placed between dies and struck. This causes a flatening or compression of the interlinked ring members as indicated at ,16 and causes the fabric at the place s-atricken to become stiffened and the fabric is at the same time caused to take the shape of the dies.

it may be desirable in ornamenting a metal fabric to first apply a solder to that portion of the fabric Where the design is to be placed and this aids in stiffening the design. The employment of solder may be particularly desirable in the ornamenting of the chain mesh, to assist in imparting a stiffness or a rigidity to the stamped design. As shown in Fig. 8 the solder may be applied in a relatively thin layer 17, which binds the interlinked rings 16 in such a Way as to cause the stamped design to be quite rigid.

T claim:

1. The method of ornamenting flexible metal fabric which comprises subjecting a portion of the fabric to pressure to eliminate the flexibility thereof.

2. The method of ornamenting flexible metal fabric which comprises stamping the fabric with male and female dies with sufficient pressure to compress the interlinking members of the fabric to cause the fabric to take the shape of the dies.

3. The method of ornamenting flexible metal fabric which comprises stamping the fabric with male and female dies with sufficient pressure to compress the interlinking members of the fabric and to cause the fabric to take the shape of the dies to form a stiffened and raised design in the fabric and then finishing the design with an enamel or lacquer.

1-. The method of ornamenting metal fabric which comprises applying a solder to a portion of the fabric which is to be ornamented to stiffen the same, and stamping the soldered portion of the fabric with male and female dies to cause the fabric to fake the shape of the dies to form a stiffened and raised design in the fabric.

5. A hand bag of flexible metal fabric having an ornamental design thereon formed by a stiffened portion of the said metal fabric.

6. A hand bag of metal fabric having a design thereon formed by a portion of the metal fabric having its interlinking members compressed and stiffened to stand out in relief.

7. A hand bag of flexible metal fabric ornamented by a design embossed on a portion of the fabric in which the flexibility has been eliminated.

8. The method of ornamenting flexible metal fabric which comprises subjecting a portion of the fabric to pressure to eliminate the flexibility thereof and to emboss a design thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES A. WHITING. 

